2007, Piran, Slovenia

Personal protective equipment
wetted mid cotton layer is the most probable explanation for the observed alterations.
However, the manikin experiments indicate that (internal) evaporative heat transfer may have
a larger impact on heat loss in wet clothing than increased conductivity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This work was funded by European Union GROWTH programme: “THERMPROTECT,
Assessment of Thermal Properties of Protective Clothing and Their Use” (contract G6RD-
CT-2002-00846).
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